| George(s) Lessard on 14 Feb 2001 04:31:32 -0000 |
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| <nettime> Artists oppose EU's 'legalised theft' |
----------------------------------- Artists oppose EU's 'legalised theft' ------------------------------------- Writers and actors say they will be cheated of income under a European plan to allow broadcasters to pay minimal royalties for putting archive material on the Internet or interactive TV services. The actors' union and other trade organisations stated it amounts to ''legalised theft''. Lobbying from the continental media has led to the proposal, which is being debated this week in the European parliament. It is part of a proposed directive on copyright law, which would also require film-makers to seek permission from architects and designers of public buildings or objects before picturing them. Another clause would give artists a share of profits in the distribution of broadcast material. Under one proposal broadcasters would be able to use archive material on their Websites or for the new ''TV on demand'' services (allowing viewers to watch programmes whenever they wish) without permission of the creators and on payment of a sum termed ''equitable remuneration''. In a joint statement five British trade organisations claimed the measure was introduced at the behest of media corporations. The unions feared that if broadcasters could recycle cheap archive material there would be less demand for new work. Source: http://www.mediaguardian.co.uk/news/story/0,7541,437215,00.html - The Guardian ------------------------------------- *** Via / From / Thanks to the following : :-) Message ends, Signature begins (-: George Lessard, living @ 61.10N 94.05W Member, ICANN @Large Member # 375469 Comments should be sent to [email protected] MSN Messanger address [email protected] [Remove _no_spam_ from addresses to e-mail] "Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." T.S. Eliot... "If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito..." African Proverb ICQ # 8501081 Moderator Creative-Radio http://www.eGroups.com/list/creative-radio MediaMentor Weblog http://www.eGroups.com/list/mediamentor Homepages http://media002.tripod.com Caveat Lector, Disclaimers & (c) info http://members.tripod.com/~media002/disclaimer.htm Semi-random signature quotes follow: Dr. Sam Johnson, one of the greatest ever, whose watchword was never to write anything unless it would sell, once said, Always read over what you have written, and when you come upon something that you think particularly fine, be certain to strike it out. # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: [email protected] and "info nettime-l" in the msg body # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: [email protected]